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Monday 31 December 1973 · Pyongyang, North Korea

Pauṣa Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī

Somavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 12:3612:36 PM yesterday, and holds until 14:052:05 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:567:56 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

14:052:05 PM

Ṣaṣṭhī gives way to Saptamī.

Noon

12:4012:40 PM

The Sun 28° above S. Day length 9 h 28 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonPyongyang12:4012:40 PM
At noon, 12:4012:40 PM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 71° ahead of it, in Pūrva Bhādrapadā, 34% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 71° falls in Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta06:006:00 AM–06:586:58 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:296:29 AM–07:567:56 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:2112:21 PM–12:5912:59 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:142:14 PM–14:522:52 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla15:573:57 PM–17:405:40 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli17:245:24 PM–17:535:53 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:245:24 PM–18:516:51 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla09:079:07 AM–10:1810:18 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:2911:29 AM–12:4012:40 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:5912:59 PM–13:371:37 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:511:51 PM–15:023:02 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:522:52 PM–15:303:30 PMan ill-timed muhūrta

Choghaḍiyā चौघड़िया

sunrise to sunrise

The day and the night, each in eight parts, named by the weekday. Amṛta, Śubha and Lābha are good to begin things in; Cara is neutral; Udvega, Kāla and Roga are avoided.

Day sunrise to sunset

Amṛta07:567:56 AM–09:079:07 AMgood
Kāla09:079:07 AM–10:1810:18 AMavoid
Śubha10:1810:18 AM–11:2911:29 AMgood
Roga11:2911:29 AM–12:4012:40 PMavoid
Udvega12:4012:40 PM–13:511:51 PMavoid
Cara13:511:51 PM–15:023:02 PMneutral
Lābha15:023:02 PM–16:134:13 PMgood
Amṛta16:134:13 PM–17:245:24 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara17:245:24 PM–19:137:13 PMneutral
Roga19:137:13 PM–21:029:02 PMavoid
Kāla21:029:02 PM–22:5110:51 PMavoid
Lābha22:5110:51 PM–24:4012:40+1 AMgood
Udvega24:4012:40+1 AM–26:292:29+1 AMavoid
Śubha26:292:29+1 AM–28:184:18+1 AMgood
Amṛta28:184:18+1 AM–30:076:07+1 AMgood
Cara30:076:07+1 AM–31:567:56+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:567:56 AM to 31:567:56+1 AM

07:567:56 AM sunrise17:245:24 PM sunsetsunrise 31:567:56+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 14:052:05 PM
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Bhādrapadāuntil 24:3212:32+1 AM
Uttara Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyatīpātauntil 19:147:14 PM
Varīyānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 14:052:05 PM
Garauntil 26:362:36+1 AM
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 09:079:07 AM–10:1810:18 AM
Abhijit 12:2112:21 PM–12:5912:59 PM
Pradoṣa 17:245:24 PM–19:207:20 PM
Niśītha 24:1612:16+1 AM–25:041:04+1 AM

Times after midnight keep counting: 27:31 is 03:31 tomorrow, and still today.A time marked +1 is after midnight: tomorrow by the calendar, and still today.

  1. SunriseṢaṣṭhī holds. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 10:1810:18 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:5912:59 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  5. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 28 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:207:20 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. VarīyānYoga: Vyatīpāta ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 25:041:04+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. Uttara BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Pūrva Bhādrapadā ends.
  11. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Ṣaṣṭhī14:052:05 PMSaptamī
NakṣatraPūrva Bhādrapadā24:32 00:3212:32 AM TueUttara Bhādrapadā
YogaVyatīpāta19:147:14 PMVarīyān
KaraṇaTaitila14:052:05 PMGara
VāraSomavāra31:56 07:567:56 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2030
Śaka
1895
Kali
5074
Ahargaṇa
1 853 582
Day length
9 h 28 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
11:1411:14 AM
Moonset
23:4511:45 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn06:006:00 AM07:567:56 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn06:006:00 AM06:586:58 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:296:29 AM07:567:56 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:567:56 AM09:509:50 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day09:079:07 AM10:1810:18 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:509:50 AM11:4311:43 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:2911:29 AM12:4012:40 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:1612:16 PM13:041:04 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:2112:21 PM12:5912:59 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:5912:59 PM13:371:37 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:371:37 PM15:303:30 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:511:51 PM15:023:02 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:142:14 PM14:522:52 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:522:52 PM15:303:30 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:303:30 PM17:245:24 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra15:573:57 PM17:405:40 PMsixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk17:245:24 PM19:207:20 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:245:24 PM17:535:53 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:245:24 PM18:516:51 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:1612:16+1 AM25:041:04+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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